---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Purple Star Schools Act"
description: "Adopt the Purple Star Schools Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 5"
citation: "Nebraska LB 5 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37121d7f-4300-4c13-a743-da825cfba4a1"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "e19f69e7318fa568ac2a6cb44233cf2b785e4b53cb5b98ce97e240e8f0d94501"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 5 (107) — Adopt the Purple Star Schools Act

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Intro/LB5.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB5.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB5.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **44–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Blood — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-04-20** Approved by Governor on April 16, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Presented to Governor on April 12, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-12** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-06** Enrollment and Review ER36 adopted
- **2021-03-30** Enrollment and Review ER36 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Select File with ER36 `filing`
- **2021-03-29** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-12** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2021-02-24** Sanders name added
- **2021-02-11** Notice of hearing for February 23, 2021
- **2021-01-13** Murman name added
- **2021-01-12** Day name added
- **2021-01-11** Lindstrom name added
- **2021-01-11** Brandt name added
- **2021-01-11** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-08** Gragert name added
- **2021-01-07** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37121d7f-4300-4c13-a743-da825cfba4a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).